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July 29, 2008

FRENCH CONNECTION: First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy says her husband was not upset when he learned early in their relationship of all the nude photos she did during her modeling days. Instead, she told Vanity Fair, Nicolas Sarkozy picked a favorite and asked for a print.

JAPAN STABBINGS: A woman went on a stabbing rampage at a crowded train station southwest of Tokyo, wounding seven men after failing to slash her own wrist, police said Tuesday. No one was seriously injured.